Recent content by JLivermore

I've posted a lot of borderline OCD questions over the months regarding dry hopping, as I've had some real crap beers. I was worried the cheapass kind-of marbles I bought in the dollar store had some reaction in the beer that was messing me up (despite the fact that I scrubbed them like crazy...

Interesting. I just used a rubber tube the first time which let so much crap in it clogged up the keg after I drew a few pints, which was a total pain in the ass. I don't have an autosiphon, but I have the attached photo. I was pretty confident this would get clogged up while siphoning...

Yooper, how do you siphon out? I chucked in loose and I think it tastes better, but it so much harder to siphon out with cheese cloth over the end of the siphon, it takes forever and I am constantly cleaning and unclogging it. Any tips?

Curious if anyone has any general theories with this. I keg, but I siphon off a 6 pack or so and carb w/ carb tabs. Seems like the majority of the time the keg is significantly better. I can carb w/ co2 30 psi for 24 hrs and it'll be better than bottles after 4 - 5 weeks. I haven't...

It is advisable to sink your dry hop bag. Trying very hard to make this a poll. Your vote and any further explanation appreciated!

I was looking for a brewing podcast. I will definitely nerd out and listen to a podcast about brewing beer the next time I'm brewing beer. Thanks!

Those were some quality answers, thanks a ton. Would it generally be true that a better yeast will make a better beer and a liquid yeast will likely be a better yeast? As for a starter, I've rehydrated dry yeast but I don't think it makes a difference. I don't think I know what a starter is...

boil, after cool down i hear some people pour the wort into the fermenter, leaving most of the sludge at the bottom, i believe i read some dump a fair bit of the sludge in, others siphon. how much do you worry about getting the most of the wort and leaving the sludge? yeast - how much do...

i don't see how people get by without some version of the swamp cooler. i use the $6 rope bucket from target. dump some water in and switch out frozen water bottles and this gives you decent cheap temp control. i do this in my apartment. couple frozen 12 ouncers right when i wake up. by...

I'm vegetarian, near vegan, lots of beans, tofu, soy, etc. I fart like a maniac without the homebrew. Add homebrew to a quality evening of hummus and lentil soup, good god. Especially the IPAs. Hop farts big time. Growing up I remember eating cereal in the kitchen hearing my dad fart in the...

Thanks for anticipating my next question. For the cost of tabs I'll just stick with that.

I keg beer but started siphoning off a 6 pack or so per brew to be able to give it to a friend or my dad or whatever. I use carb tabs to do this. I have a lot of priming sugar though. Could I just put some in the bottom of the bottle then add the beer like I normally do with the tabs? Is...

who knew a stovetop opens on a fulcrum like the hood of a car? i cracked it open and there was tons more DME in there. I unscrewed the burner and got it out and clean, also cleaned up all the DME. Pretty satisfying.

good as new (ish) Stuff was carmelized on, almost like hard candy and I think is blocking the pilot or autolight guy. Maybe giving up, contemplating coat hanger gymnastics.

I think I identified the problem: drinking significantly less than usual during this brew don't have a vacuum but I was thinking the same thing. No idea how I'm gonna get the stuff down beneath the surface. I'm probably not.